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On March 1, 1938, the young Korean entrepreneur Lee Byung-Chull began its economic activity in Taegu, Korea, trading noodles, legumes, fish, and other merchandise produced in and around that city, exporting them to China. Today, it is one of the largest industrial corporations on the planet, producer of a fifth of everything produced and exported by a hyper-computerized country, a global industrial and technological power that sets directions. None of this would have been possible without Samsung and the vision of its founder.
Decade after decade of innovation
By 1970, the company was already very strong in the textile industry, and wanted to cover the entire line, from the production of raw materials to the final product, to better compete in that industry. At that time they also ventured into other verticals, with Samsung Heavy Industries, Samsung Precision Company and Samsung Shipbuilding (shipping company).
And during that period, they did not stop investing in chemical and petrochemical, and so much expansion and diversification made it a huge “Chaebol”, the typical Korean industrial conglomerates, highly protected by the government. In 1969, it launched its first television (in black and white) on the market and since 1970 it began an aggressive export policy for its electronic products, having already acquired companies that manufacture semiconductors, polymers, and other essential inputs for the mass production of what would be Its hallmark: electronic audiovisual communication devices, and household appliances. This is how it became the emporium we know today.
a digital galaxy
Starting in the year 2000, the series of smartphones was born Galaxy from Samsung. Almost immediately it became the company’s most valued product, rivaling Apple and its iPhone for the world’s best-selling product, doing so multiple times. In 2006, the company establishes itself as the manufacturer of the best-selling televisions. And since 2010, Galaxy has expanded to tablets, with the introduction of the Galaxy Tab.
The permanent innovation led them to the fact that the history of Samsung is studied in the biggest and best business schools in the world. And to create the serie Sin which the models stand out “S21” y “S22”, with fantastic features. if we make a “Samsung galaxy S22 vs Samsung Galaxy S21”, we will see that it has not only been about “iterating” a bit and scaling the benefits from one model to another. It’s more. Let’s point out the three most important differences:
- First of all, let’s say that they have different “souls”, with different chips: the Galaxy S21 had the Snapdragon 888. Meanwhile, the Samsung Galaxy S22 It carries the powerful new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset.
- The Galaxy S22 and its predecessor look similar, but while the Galaxy S21 is made of plastic, the Galaxy S22 is made of glass and with a metal frame, with which it looks more sophisticated.
- The Galaxy S21 has the OneUI 3-Android 11 operating system, while the Galaxy S22 comes with One UI 4.1, derived from Android 12.
